Terrazzo Workers and Finishers Career, Salary and Skills
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $76,170 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 1,180. Wage data is published for 8 locations.
Occupation description
Apply a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, or marble chips to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures to fashion durable and decorative surfaces.
O*NET code
47-2053.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$76,170
Hourly median
$36.62
Employment
1,180
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coordination | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.00 | 2.38 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 2.88 | 2.25 |
| Speaking | 2.88 | 2.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | 2.75 | 2.00 |
| Time Management | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Monitoring | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Operation and Control | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Critical Thinking | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 2.62 | 2.00 |
Typical tasks
- Grind surfaces with a power grinder, or polish surfaces with polishing or surfacing machines.
- Cut metal division strips and press them into the terrazzo base for joints or changes of color to form designs or patterns or to help prevent cracks.
- Blend marble chip mixtures, place into panels, and push a roller over the surface to embed the chips.
- Modify mixing, grouting, grinding, or cleaning procedures, according to type of installation or material used.
- Spread, level, or smooth concrete or terrazzo mixtures to form bases or finished surfaces, using rakes, shovels, hand or power trowels, hand or power screeds, or floats.
- Grind curved surfaces or areas inaccessible to surfacing machine, such as stairways or cabinet tops, with portable hand grinder.
- Wash polished terrazzo surface, using cleaner and water, and apply sealer and curing agent according to manufacturer's specifications, using brush or sprayer.
- Measure designated amounts of ingredients for terrazzo or grout, according to standard formulas and specifications, using graduated containers and scales, and load ingredients into portable mixer.
Technology
- Construction Management Software ProEst
- CPR International GeneralCOST Estimator
- CPR Visual Estimator
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Windows
- On Center Quick Bid
- Sapro Systems Paymee
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers Salary in NJMedian $57,550 · Employment 100
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers Salary in New York, NYMedian $126,130 · Employment —
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers Salary in MIMedian $72,450 · Employment —
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers Salary in ILMedian $107,190 · Employment —
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers Salary in FLMedian $49,500 · Employment —
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers Salary in CAMedian $41,430 · Employment —
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers Salary in NYMedian $123,820 · Employment —
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers Salary in WIMedian $57,930 · Employment —
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.